Fishing
Industry
Is
of
Basic
Importance
To
Port
of
Prince
Rupert
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The
Royal
Fish
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Dybhavn
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Prince
Rupert
Fish
Exchange
All
the
halibut
and
some
of
the
Limited
Manager
Packers
and
Shippers
of
f
Pacific
Coast
Fresh
and
Frozen
Fish
Correspondence
Solicited
VICTORIA,
B.C.
salmon
are
sold
In
Prince
Rupert
at
fiah
exchange.'.
This
is
conducted
somewhat
along
stock
exchange
lines.
All
the
fish
are
listed
early
in
the
morning,
the
name
of
the
boat,
5
Government
Wharf
Pi
O.
Box
1700
Prince
Rupert,
B.C.
v
;
"Kill.
:--
British
Columbia
Invites
INVESTORS':
'
Hor
wonderful
natural
resources
of
timber,
minerals
and
water
power
place
her
in
a
unique
position
as
a
field
for
safe
and
profitable
investment.
INDUSTRIALISTS:
Her
climate
is
ideal
for
induttrial
efficiency.
She
offers
splendid
industrial
sn'tos
on
tide-water.
Her
ports"
are
ice-free
the
year
around.
HOME
SEEKERS:
'
"Were
I
an
intending
immigrant,
I
would
risk
a
gopd
deal
of
discomfort
to
get
on
tlio
land
in
British
Columbia;
were
I
rich
...
I
would
swiftly"
buy
me
a
farm
or
a
house
there
for
the
mere
joy
of
it.'
-Kipling.
TOURISTS:
'
Britigh
Columbin
offers
scenic
attractions
which
are
positively
unexcelled.
Twenty
thousand
miles
of
fine
highways,
splendid
railroads
and
coastal
steamers
make
travel
easy.
SPORTSMEN:
British
Colombia
abounds
in
big
game;
in
her
lakes
and
streams
the
fishing
is
incomparably
fine.
Most
of
her
hunting
and
fishing
areas
are
easily
accessible.
Complete
compendium
oi
information
now
available
"BRITISH'
COLUMBIA
MANUAL"
(Price:
50c)
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Provincial
Information
caught
and
the
banks
on
which
taken,
all
being
recorded
on
a
blackboard.
Each
bidder
makes
a
complete
re
cord
of
every
bid
made
on
the
ex
the
skipper,
the
number
of
pounds
;
change
and
the
one
who
bids
hlgh-approxlmately
of
first
and
second
est
gets
the
fish.
There
is
no
auc-class
fish
and
the
number
of
days
I
tloneer.
HAVE
LONG
EEPTOTISTAY
HERE:
EXPANSION
IS
POSSIBLE
Halibut
and
Salmon
Principal
Varieties
Used
at
Present;
Many
Other
Kinds
Around
and
Available
Prince
Rupert
is
the
largest
halibut
market
in
the
world
and
the
centre
of
the
most
important
salmon
fishing
dis
trict
on
the
continent.
Halibut
and
salmon
are
the
most
important
fish
hereabouts
although
there
are
to
be
found
in
contiguous
waters
a
great
variety
of
small
flatfish
including
soles,
brill,
etc.
Prince
Rupert
black
cod
is
a
delicacy
which
many
epicures
have
come
to
know.
Other
varieties
of
cod
are
neglected
simply
because
there
are
so
many
other
more
choice
kinds
of
fish
and
the
demand
is
small.
Herring
also
abound
and
are
an
valuable
fUh
of
fine
quality.
Shellfish,
such
as
crabs,
clams
and
hrimps,
are
other
important
pro-ucta
of
'the
sea
here.
Large
industries
have
already
been
buUt
up
here
through
the
handling
of
halibut
and
salmon.
Handling
ami
preparing
flatfish,
cod.
shellfish,
etc.
nay
all
some
day
make
large
in-lustries.
Being
the
principal
market
place
md
shipping
point,
Prince
Rupert
the
headquarters
for
the
Pacific
J
.Toast
halibut
fishing
industry.
Off
i.ne
Queen
Charlotte
Islands,
Cape
Omaney.
Yakutat
and
Portland,
seven
hundred
or
more
miles
north.
I
the
most
productive
halibut
banks
are
located.
Sturdy
vessels
some
small
and
some
not
so
small,
none
1
of
them
as
long
as
100
feet
take
Ice
and
bait
from
here
out
to
sea
with
them
and,
as
they
make
their
catches,
the
fish
are
Iced
and
stored
in
the
holds
which
are
always
Wont
rnnl
Whpn
thp
hnat
1
full
or
operated
on
shires.
When
the
fish
Ing
is
good
andythe
prices
favor-1
able,
the
members
of
the
crews
make
very
substantial
Incomes.
When
fishing
is)
poor
'and
prices
low,
there
may
not
be
a
living
in
the
game.
It
Is
not
making
the
Industry
any
more
profitable
that
the
rloser
In
banks
are
becoming
depleted
and
the
fisherman,
year
by
year,
has
to
go
farther
and
farther
afield
to
get
his
catch.
Then,
often,
he
may
meet
an
unfavorable
price
situation
on
returning
to
port
and
there
Is
more
discouragement
There
are
still,
however,
small
fortunes
to
be
made
In
the
halibut
fishing
business
on
occasion.
Last
year
28,000,000
pounds
of
halibut
was
landed
at
Prince
Rupert,
about
20,000,000
pounds
of
which
was
from
American,
boats
with
the
balance
from
Canadian.
To
ship
28,000,000
pounds
of
halibut
ipproxlmately
1500
cars
are
needed
and,
as
practically
all
halibut
that
is
landed
here
will
ultimately
leave
here
by
rail
in
refrigerator
cars,
it
can
be
seen
that
carrying
halibut
is
one
of
the
most
profitable
reverlue
producers
for
the
railway
here.
Salmon
important
The
salmon
fishing
and
canning
Industry
hereabouts
is
as
Important
as
that
of
halibut
and,
perhaps,
in
dollars
and
cents,
means
more
to
Prince
Rupert
since
all
engaged
In
It
are
Canadian
subjects
and
residents.
The
fishing
Industry
has
brought
many
Important
activities
to
Prince
Rupert.
The
port
has
the
third
largest
cold
storage
plant
In
Canada
and
the
largest
cold,
storage
plant
In
the
world
used
exclusively
for
the
handling
of
fish.
During
the
slimmer
the
Canadian
Fish
it
Cold
Storage
Co.
empioys
several
hun
dred
men
in
Its
plant
and
on
Its
boats.
Throughout
the
year
there
Is
a
large
payroll
at
the
plant.
Some
years
ago
the
company
gave
up
op-crating
halibut
trawlers
on
the
company
lay."
The
cold
storage
plant
has
approximately
750,000
cubic
feet
of
Insulated
space.
It
has
facilities
for
unloading
fop
fishing
schooners
slmullaheoulymdf
corn
comfortably
handle
30,000
pounds
of
fish
per
hour.
The
sharp
freezers
can
freeze
well
on
to
200,000
pounds
of
fish
per
day.
The
approximate
turnover
of
the
company
per
year
Is
20,000.000
pounds
of
fish.
Ice
manufacturing
Is
one
of
the
sidelines
of
the
plant
which
can
make
80
tons
of
ice
per
day.
The
cold
storage
plant,
which
was
established
here
20
years
ago,
has
been
for
years
the
mainstay
of
tho
city
and
is
the
Institution
that'fof
a
long
time
has
been
chiefly
re
.'OMible
for
making
Prince
Rupert
roipjrous
by
Insuring
a
steady
..larket
for
the
fish.
While
other
:ductrie3
may
come
in
from
time
-
tlie.
there
will
probably
be
none
Tiividv.nlly
more
valuable
than
hat
at
the
Canadian
Fish
&
Cold
"torage
Co.
All
thai
tne
port
could
ton
for,
Indeed,
iff
a
few
more
as
arty
and
consistent
as
this
plant
lac
been.
3oatbuilding
has
long
been
an
!
1
when
It
is
considered
that
It
has!
-
Th
RuP
rirf
Pcts
been
out
long
enough,
it
return
tor01
man
yti
haii
a
success-port
and
the
fish
is
marketed
on
ful
operator
here,
the
Prince
Rupert
Exchange
at
The
faci
uat
an
average
of
100,-which
a
dally
auction
sale
la
held.
TOO
pounds
or
upward
of
Halibut
Of
course,
the
quicker
Jthe
market
U
landed
here
per
day
m
Iks
much
ts
reached
and
the
fresher
the
fish
work
in
packing
tne
iisn
xor
east-is
when
offered
to
the
buyers,
the
em
shipment,
greater
value
of
the
product.
Twelve
or
so
salmon
canneries
on
Tne
naiiButVKning'poats
are
an
(the
Vvxtto
River,
xuuot
as
many
on
the
mainland
hereabouts
and
four
or
.ire
on
the
Naas
River
all
pay
t'-eL-
tribute
in
butfness
to
Prinee
Uupert.
RealterUon
by
the
people
of
Prince
Runeri
tint
better
communication
wi'h
the
canneries
was
necessary
If
Prince
Rupert
was
to
get
its
full
share
of
the
business
resulted
In
a
steamer
be
ing
placed
exclusively
in
Jits
ser
vice
out
of
Prince
Rupert
this
year.
That
steamer
has
brought
a
great
dc-U
more
business
to
Prince
Rupert
from
the
canneries
and
the
trade
Is
growing
in
such
volume
that
the
3ervtee
should
soon
be
Justified
as
far
as
the
operating
company
is
concerned.
Dasic
Importance
if
It
were
not
for
the
fish
business
there'
would
have
been
very
little
reason
for
Prinee
Rupert
being
made
the
terminus
of
the
Grand
Trunk
Pacific
which
now
Is
(he
Canadian
National
Railway
But
Prince
Rupert
has
a
geographical
advantage
here
which
makes
ii
the
I
of
leal
port
and
railway
point
for
all
the
fish
from
Northern
Pacific
points
to
be
landed.
Fish
landed
In
Prince
Rupert
is
able
to
reach
Chicago,
Toronto,
New
York
and
other
eastern
markets
from
three
to
four
days
mure
quickly
than
if
taken
on
to
Vancouver
or
SeatUe.
That
is
why
halibut
landings
are
heavier
here
than
at
all
other
points
on
the
coast
combined.
The
Immense
importance
of
this
business
to
the
port
Is
shown
when
the
cargo
values
are
considered.
The
retail
value
of
fish
shipped
out
of
Prince
Rupert
each
year
averages
possibly
$4,000,000
and
the
approximate
express
charges
on
these
shipments
aggregate
$40,000.
The
advent
of
Increased
hydroelectric
power
here
may
well
prove
an
Inducement
to
other
fishing
industries
to
establish
here.
There
are
certainly
great
fish
resources
of
many
kinds.
The
industry
in
the
past
twenty
years
has
been
one
of
i;reat
importance.
It
may
well
become
of
much
greater
Importance.
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TRANSFER
Dry
Illrch,
Jack
Pine
&
Cedar
Baggage
and
Transfer
Telephone:
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mnortant
Industry
In
Prince
Ru-'i
x-rt.
A
number
of
local
builders
i
ve
been
doiii?
this
work
for
ser-1
:al
year:-
and
turn
out
as
fine
and:
as
large
fishing
crate
as
are
requlr-1
.a.
There
is
also
a
good
deal
of
..crk
in
repairing,
overhauling
and
;
rjtfitting
tne
fishing
crcft.
The
boatbuilding
industry
is
corrollaryj
.
i
fishing
and
is
rapidly
growing
in
'
importance.
Baiting
and
smokin?
ilants
are
also
profitable.
The
redaction
business
is
also
a
valuable
1
DO
YOU
KNOW
?
That
business
is
good
with
the
Ford
Dealers
of
Canada
'
That
business
is
good
with
the
Ford
Motor
Company
!
Canada?
'
That
The
Ford
Motor
Company
of
Canada
Is
a
Can.idi..;.
company?
That
the
majority
of
the
stock
of
the
company
is
owned
I
Canadians?
That
the
factory
Is
the
largest
automobile
factory
in
.
British
Empire?
That
the
annual
capacity
Is
over
100.000
automobiles
1
That
Canadian
workmanship
and
material
enters
in
the
construction
of
Ford
ears?
That
m
four
years.
1926-IMS
over
$44,000.000
DO
was
paid
wages
to
Canadian
Ford
employees?
That
In
the
same
period
over
$80.000jDOaOO
was
paid
f
Canadian
materials
and
services?
That
the
majority
of
the
above
sum
was
paid
in
wages
Canadian
workmen?
That
approximately
90
of
all
ears
sold
in
Canada
this
v
were
Fords?
That
there
Is
a
reason
for
this
outstanding
performance
That
the
reason
is
"inbuilt
quality
and
outstanding
...
and
performance?'
That
we
are
here
to
demonstrate
and
tell
you
about
f
Cars?
That
after
we
sell,
we
service?
That
our
stock
of
genuine
Ford
parts
is
the
largest
and
m
complete
north
of
Vancouver?
t
That
this
ensures
to
owners
seUsfacfery
operation
of
th
i;
cars?
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E.
PARKER,
LTD.
FORD
DEALERS
PRINCE
RUPERT,
B.C.
Wrecking
Service
Flat
Kate
Kepain
Genuine
Ford
farts
Gasoline
and
Oils
Tires
and
Tubes
Accessorirs
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Hooks,
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Cordage,
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TO
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Prince
Rupert,
B.C.